Participatory Budgeting is a proven method of giving local people a direct say in how part of a public budget is spent in their communities. Interest in the adoption of PB as a way of making empowerment meaningful is growing in the UK and features strongly in the recent “Communities In Control” White Paper.

The seminar is aimed at public bodies and community groups with an interest in PB. It will:
• provide an overview of the background to PB
• explore the policy and practice of PB in the UK
• help delegates to consider the benefits for public agencies and communities, and to consider approaches to implementation

YOU ARE INVITED TO THE “Reflections on Faith” – Past, Present and Future, Connecting Cultures Open Days 2008

Ours City has a wonderful climate, breathtaking landscapes, caring human beings and immense reserves of talent, rooted largely in our cultural diversity. We hope to share personal stories and perspectives; within an open space environment and compare perceptions, ponder implications, and consider new possibilities. There will be opportunities to listen and learn, share best practice, engage in discussions, make connections, network and perhaps most importantly of all – laugh and enjoy mouth watering south Asian cuisine.

Past (history of Bradford in a faith context people/ culture/art/society)
Dean of Bradford Cathedral
The Very Revd David Ison

Present (Life as a Muslim - Reflections on Bradford and the UK)
Shaykh Ibrahim Osi-Efa

Future - (future plans and progress for faith communities in Bradford)

Alice Tligui Training

Workshop – Gender, Violence and Honour - NEW

This workshop is a follow-up to the Women from Abroad course. The workshop will explore different cultural gender experiences and perspectives on violence i.e. Gender and Persecution, Gender and Sex/Marriage and Gender and Violence and how participants can adapt their professional practice to better respond to these phenomena.

N.B. This workshop is ONLY open to participants who have attended the Women from Abroad and Domestic Violence course.

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

Extending Cultural Awareness

What is cultural awareness and how do we acquire it?

This one day course:
· Helps participants to appreciate the process of cultural identification
· Demonstrates how to read and understand cultural rules
· Explores different cultural rules about such topics as food, marriage, hospitality…..
· Looks at the phenomena of culture shock and how this affects behaviour

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

Getting to Grips with Community Cohesion - NEW COURSE

This course will consider what policy makers mean by cohesion and integration and look at how workers can practically encourage cohesive communities.

This one day course will:
· Help participants to understand the concepts of community cohesion, integration and poly-culturalism
· Identify factors that encourage and discourage community cohesion
· Consider different perspectives
· Look at different initiatives that encourage community cohesion
· Develop a list of ‘positive features’ to help practitioners plan pro-cohesion initiatives